Tirex successful drill in Albania

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, June 11 – Tirex Resources Ltd. announced assay results Thursday from the fifth drill hole at its Mirdita Project in Albania. This hole was drilled in the Koshaj area of the property on the same section as the first three holes which intersected wide zones of high grade mineralization. The fifth drill hole explored a 16 meter section which includes copper, zinc, silver and gold. The first drill has now completed nine holes on three sections over a strike length of 75m on the Koshaj Deposit which remains open on strike. Samples from the remaining five holes have now arrived at the laboratory and assays are pending. In assays from all holes received so far, wide widths of high grade mineralization were encountered. When assays are received from all nine holes to date, Tirex geologists will model the deposit to guide Phase 2 drilling at Koshaj. In the meantime, the drill has been moved 2.5km south to test the Gurthi South zones of historically known mineralization.
This drilling is the start of a District-wide drill program at Mirdita, the first target area being Koshaj. Tirex owns a District of projects with the Koshaj Deposit being one of 17 known deposits on the property. Koshaj was only partially drilled and defined by the Albanian State Mining Company in the past. It was reported to be a zinc-rich deposit which was not mined because of a lack of zinc processing facilities. Tirex drill targets at Koshaj and elsewhere on the property, were identified by a combination of historical data compilation, results from the Tirex 2007 airborne geophysical survey and the follow up ground geophysical work.
Tirex also has identified numerous high priority exploration targets from the 2007 airborne geophysical survey and ongoing field work. The Mirdita Project is managed by an experienced team of Canadian geologists and other professionals, and several senior Albanian geologists, geophysicists and surveyors. (Tirana Times Staff)